Jury seated for Ashland slave labor trial

Jurors have been selected for the Ohio trial of two people charged with enslaving a mentally disabled woman for two years with her child.

Opening statements in the trial of 27-year-old Jordie Callahan and 32-year-old Jessica Hunt are scheduled for Wednesday in Youngstown federal court.

Judge Benita Pearson says the trial could last three weeks, and 60 witnesses may testify.

Seven women and five men were picked from a jury pool of 42.

Authorities say the victim was treated with cruelty and forced to do housework under the threat to her and her child from a python or pit bulls. The defendants allegedly looted her bank account and public assistance.

The case was broken when the woman apparently shoplifted a candy bar to draw attention to herself and appeal for help.

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Jury seated for Ashland slave labor trial

Jurors have been selected for the Ohio trial of two people charged with enslaving a mentally disabled woman for two years with her child.